Nick Reiner reportedly interrupted comedian Bill Hader and other guests with bizarre questions at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party Saturday, leading to his ouster. He has been charged with killing his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, hours later.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the young Reiner, whom his father had introduced to Hader earlier at the gathering, asked the former “Saturday Night Live” star, “What’s your name? What’s your last name? Are you famous?”
He continued to ask the same questions to other guests at the A-list bash and was eventually asked to leave, according to a WSJ source who was told of the interactions.
It isn’t clear whether the behavior set off the previously reported argument between Nick and his father at the party, in which the famous filmmaker was said to have chastised him for acting inappropriately.
Reps for O’Brien and Hader did not immediately respond to a HuffPost request for comment.
Nick Reiner, who has a reported history of addiction and mental health issues, has been charged with first-degree murder in the apparent knife attacks.
In the meantime, the entertainment world is mourning the death of Rob Reiner, who graduated from TV sitcom star on “All in the Family” to a highly successful director with such hits as “When Harry Met Sally” and “Misery.”
